Hector Honore

Background

He was born the son of a Belgian father a French mother from in Pittsburg, Kansas. Following the death of his father, Hector"s mother remarried and the family moved to Christian County, Illinois.

Career

They eventually settled in the town of Pana, Illinois where he operated a mechanic shop for several decades. After a briefly driving his own cars, Honore reached his greatest success as a car owner and mechanic with a number of drivers behind the wheel. His legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce" is the winningest sprint car in history.

1941 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Harold Shaw

1946 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Cliff Griffith

1947 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Cliff Griffith

1955 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim

1956 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim

1957 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim

1958 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim

1959 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Senior

1960 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Senior

1961 - International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Senior

Inducted into National Sprint Carolina Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa in 1991

Inducted into Highbanks Hall of Fame in Belleville, Kansas in 2001.

Connections

brother-in-law:

Robert Sumner